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Court Dismisses Aetna Securities Fraud Suit
A court dismissed a securities fraud suit accusing executives at health insurance giant Aetna Inc. of making false statements about the company's “disciplined″ pricing strategies to drive up...
Recession Foils Ponzi Schemers' Game
Ravaged by the same fiscal turbulence pounding the nation's legitimate businesses, Ponzi operations have been collapsing at a record clip, The Washington Post reported.
Employer Wins One, Loses One in Cash Balance Case
Monsanto Co. walked away with a mixed outcome from two rulings by a federal judge in Illinois—one in the employer’s favor and a second in favor of participants—regarding...
Russell Reconstitution Revamps Reveal Global Realignments
Russell Investments has posted lists of stocks set for addition to or removal from the Russell Global Index when it is fully reconstituted June 29.
Law Firm Files Another Madoff-Related Suit
Spector Roseman Kodroff&Willis, P.C., filed another class action against Austin Capital Management Ltd. for millions of dollars of losses due to improper investments in securities controlled by Bernard...
Broker Copyright Infringement Claim not Time-Barred, Court Rules
A three-judge court of appeals ruled that a federal district court should not have reversed a copyright infringement case brought by broker The Graham Co. against broker USI...
BlackRock Snags BGI, iShares
BlackRock, Inc. says it has executed a purchase agreement to acquire Barclays Global Investors (BGI), including its iShares exchange-traded fund (ETF) platform.
Online, Discount Brokers Are Popular Rollover Destinations
When it comes to choosing rollover providers, high-net-worth (HNW) investors opt-out of many full-service firms.
SSgA Introduces Financial Literacy Campaign
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) launched a financial literacy campaign designed to help financial advisers become a resource and educator for parents seeking to raise financially responsible children.
TPA Announces Same-Day Deferral Investment Program
CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc., a Great Bend, Kansas-based third-party recordkeeping and administration company, unveiled a program to invest employees' salary deferral contributions the day they are withheld...
CUNA Mutual Announces Cash Balance Conversion
As part of a plan to shave $50 million in expenses this year, CUNA Mutual Group announced the company will move from a defined benefit pension plan to...
N.C. Company Owner Fined in 401(k) Embezzlement Case
The owner of defunct Concord, North Carolina, sign firm has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $57,089 to the company’s 401(k) and health plans.
Natixis Turns Away New Investors from Small-Cap Value Offering
Natixis Global Associates (NGA), the distribution arm of Natixis Global Asset Management, said it will close the Vaughan Nelson Small Cap Value Fund (ticker: NEFJX) to new investors...
BCG Brings on New Director of Operations
Broker/dealer BCG Securities, Inc. (BCGS), announced the appointment of Mark Barron as director of Operations.
Invesco Expands Distribution Reach with Managing Director Post
Invesco announced that Thomas J. Hughes has joined its Institutional Sales and Client Service team as managing director.
Survey Says Millennials in Sales Force Misunderstood
A recent survey found a significant perception gap between employers and Millennial (born between 1978 and 2000) sales-force employees.
AIM Asset Allocation Fund Seeks to Provide Risk Protection
Invesco Aim announced the launch of AIM Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (ABRZX), which uses a proprietary risk management process with the potential to generate consistent returns in any economic...
Retirement Timeline: From Pilgrims to PPA
More than 300 years before ERISA, Americans enacted the nation’s first pension law.
Citi, GM Lose Spots on Dow
Two mainstays of American business upended by the economic downturn are now losing their coveted spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to a Dow Jones&Company announcement.